InterVarsity’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries (GFM) encourages students and faculty to live out GFM’s Four Commitments for ministry: Spiritual Formation; Community; Evangelism and Service; and Integration of Faith, Learning, and Practice.Read more…

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But seek the shalom of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its shalom you will find your shalom. —Jeremiah 29:7 In the last week of March, InterVarsityRead more…

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ESN March Madness ’14 . . . If you haven’t voted in this round of ESN March Madness ’14 (and invited others to do likewise), now is the time! I will keep this round open through midnight on Saturday. I’mRead more…

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Introduction The past several weeks have been rich with prayer, conversation, and even some planning regarding next steps for the Emerging Scholars Network. One particular piece of feedback has been the desire to renew the Week in Review. As thisRead more…

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Special Announcement: We Have Winners!! I am proud to announce that Karl from Baylor University and Meghan from Queens University have won our survey drawing. They each will receive $100 worth of InterVarsity Press (IVP) books! Congratulations Karl and Meghan. Thank you to all of theRead more…

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Update: ESN Survey closes 2/18 at mid-night (Eastern). 175 responses already received. Winners will be announced on 2/21. I can’t wait to prayerfully consider all your feedback! Note: Adapted from an email sent to members of the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN). IfRead more…

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When in the final stages of completing the new InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries (GFM) website, I came across a number of InterVarsity twentyonehundred productions videos focused on Following Christ and Human Flourishing in the context of higher education. I incorporated severalRead more…

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Introduction Thank-you to Dwight Schwartz, Ph.D., for sharing a glimpse of his academic/vocational journey through Candidate for What? A few questions for the reader as we wrap up the series with Part 5 (Click here for Part 1 on Pre-collegiate chemistry, here forRead more…

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Many times in today’s self-focused culture, gatherings of people (even in shared ministry) are little more than a room full of franchises trying to sustain their own local agendas in the midst of significant internal and external hardship. But byRead more…

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This year InterVarsity’s Graduate & Faculty Ministries (GFM) will not only celebrate 25 years of serving God on campus, but also step into another year of serving the Lord with head, heart, and hands. I asked Carrie Bare, GFM South CentralRead more…

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O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry & weary land where there is no water. — Psalm 63:1 InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s Graduate and FacultyRead more…

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Welcome to the official blog of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship's Emerging Scholars Network (ESN)! ESN is a national network which supports those on the academic pathway as they work out how their academic vocation serves God and others. We encourage and equip undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and early career faculty as they navigate each stage of their academic vocation and transition to the next step in or beyond the academy.

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